Pelargonium tetragonum (L. f.) LʼHér. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Pelargonium

Section:

Jenkinsonia

Family:

Geraniaceae

Nomen number:

427481

Place of publication:

W. Aiton, Hort. kew. 2:427. 1789

Comment:

for authorship see comments in J. S. African Bot. 45:377-380. 1979

Verified:

10/09/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Geranium tetragonum L. f.

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Reference(s)

Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Miller, D. 1996. Pelargoniums; a gardener's guide to the species and their hybrids and cultivars 74.
Scheltema, A. G. & J. J. A. van der Walt. 1990. Taxonomic revision of Pelargonium section Jenkinsonia (Geraniaceae) in southern Africa. S. African J. Bot. 56(3):285-302.
van der Walt, J. J. A. & P. J. Vorster. 1988. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 3 Note: mentions
van der Walt, J. J. A. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa, vol. 1 45.

Common names

English
square-stack crane's-bill –
square-stem pelargonium –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province

Native
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=427481. Accessed 22 May 2025.

Taxon: Pelargonium tetragonum (L. f.) LʼHér.